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What is the Islamic view on Counselling? Or we allowed to see one? Or become one?
 
i know Quran orders prophet to take decisions after consulting so i think this actually recommends profession of "Counselling".
 
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i think counselling is a very interesting job,i dont think its haram in fact its really good and you could benefit people especially muslims as long as u listen to both parties and help both with problems like marriage the obvious plus use the shariah and sunnah and quran as a manual to guide always refering back and forth to come to resolute and islamic decision
 
AhLÄÄM;913983 said:
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What is the Islamic view on Counselling? Or we allowed to see one? Or become one?
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AssalamuAlaykum

Sis I'm only a text away *grin*...you can be my first client...pay me in sweets and it'll be kool! lol

WassalamuAlaykum

P.S Why wouldnt you be allowed to talk your problems over with somebody in Islam?
 
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Why wouldnt you be allowed to talk your problems over with somebody in Islam?
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I dunno....I mean what if u need to talk to a counsellor and there is only a man counsellor available? That wouldn't be allowed would it, if you are female?
 
i believe its like a dr innit, like the ulama say you can see a male dr if needed

same should be with counselling, its like seeking advice, and you should seek advice from the person who is best qualified to give it :D

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I dunno....I mean what if u need to talk to a counsellor and there is only a man counsellor available? That wouldn't be allowed would it, if you are female?
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AssalamuAlaykum

Nope...although there are cases where you can take somebody into the counselling room with you, but I guess that would only work if it was marriage counselling, otherwise it'd be kinda akward...It depends..you can get a counsellor on the NHS and I think you can choose... i.e. weather you want a male or a female..end of day its haram to be alone with a non-mahrem no matter what the reason...

Hmm you actually made me think there...about becoming one I mean...As a counsellor I think it's be mighty unprofessional to pick and choose clients based on gender...Hmm I wonder how a Muslimah counsellor would get over that one...? Wallahu A'lam

WassalamuAlaykum
 
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I dunno....I mean what if u need to talk to a counsellor and there is only a man counsellor available? That wouldn't be allowed would it, if you are female?
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it's similar thing as asked in other thread"can male teacher teach females" & we replied that Prophet used to talk to females & sometimes on private issues..... similarly Wives of Prophet have narrated many Ahadees on private issues to other "MEN" ....
 
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Oh yeah...that slipped my mind...JazakAllah khayr brother Chacha and Akhee Sur ...It'd be great to get a scholarly opinion on that though...anybody?

WassalamuAlaykum
 
AhLÄÄM said:
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What is the Islamic view on Counselling? Or we allowed to see one? Or become one?
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I think first we need to define what you mean by counselling and counselors.

some fields of counselling are:

Business
Sprititual
Psychiatric
Educational
Religious (general)
Religious (name the religion)
Marital
financial
recreational
Agricultural
Military

the list can go on for a long length.
 
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Wow amazing! Isnt there a 'general' category though...? For example counsellors working at a students union at a university would be what? Education counsellors? Would that counsellor be defined by the clients they help? Because they don't really have a choice in what sort of problems they have to deal with do they? i.e. weather or not the actual problem is based on a students educational experience...Hmm...am I making sense?

I think the sister means a counsellor in general...But a Muslim one who could give advice from an Islamic perspective...which is in itself a contradiction as the role of the counsellor is to help the client resolve his/her problems rather than give advice...Professional counselling that is.

WassalamuAlaykum
 
i think a lot of women would much rather talk to a woman than a man.
but the gender issue is all the more reason why muslim women should go in to the field.
 
snakelegs said:
i think a lot of women would much rather talk to a woman than a man.
but the gender issue is all the more reason why muslim women should go in to the field.
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very right. Likewise muslim women should be encouraged & facilitated to join Medical field in general.
 
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I'd have to disagree with the brother there ^^^ counselling is a skill...It takes masha'Allah one person to have an amazing amount of knowledge regarding the deen, but it takes another to have the skill to counsel and help people come to terms with their problems, it would be great if a scholar was a counsellor also...but it shouldnt be assumed that they have the skills just because they have the 'Ilm...Wallahu A'lam thats just my 2 rupees.

WassalamuAlaykum
 
...54M4K4H... said:
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I'd have to disagree with the brother there ^^^ counselling is a skill...It takes masha'Allah one person to have an amazing amount of knowledge regarding the deen, but it takes another to have the skill to counsel and help people come to terms with their problems, it would be great if a scholar was a counsellor also...but it shouldnt be assumed that they have the skills just because they have the 'Ilm...Wallahu A'lam thats just my 2 rupees.

WassalamuAlaykum
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lol have you seen islamqa sis? it seems every scholar has the beautiful ability of councelling.
 

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